Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Somewhere between 551 and 491 BCE, Confucius observed the same thing that we might say today: Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. – Confucius
It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between. – Diane Ackerman
According to Brother David Steindl-Rast, We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.
We are reminded by Henry David Thoreau to be attentive now: Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” And Catherine of Siena, the Dominican Saint, said centuries before him that, All the way to heaven is heaven.” Why wait?!
The Gift and the Giver We ask for a piece of sand and he gives us a beach. We ask for a drop of water and he gives us an ocean. We ask for time and he gives us life eternal. And it is… Continue Reading “Can We See Beyond the Gift to the Giver?”